Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-16
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Fair Haven has organized board of
trade.
Brattleboro is to have Harry Dixey, the
noted comedian, May I'd next.
Charles Beede of Barre has bought the
Wallace hotel at West Topsham.
MIR. William A. Conant of Brattleboro
is one of the oldest violin makers living.
f. w. Darlington of Westford has man
ufactured ii, 600 cheese boxes this season.
There is talk of reviving the old stage
line from Brattleboro TO Chesterfield,
y. II.
Dominck Corcoru of Rutland lost three
members of hls family within week
from diphtheria.
a new lodge of Odd Fellows will be in
stituted at Ludlow on Saturday next by
Grand Master Wilson of st. Adams.
All but $500 has been subscribed for
the addition of $4,000 to the capital stock
of the Rutland Electric Light company.
About 400 tons of rock caved off the east
| bank of the river, just below the Fails
bridge in Springfield Wednesday night.
The Connecticut River Valley Poultry
association will hold their annual eXhib.
H.
There are 10 Christian Endeavor socie-
ties IN franklin county at present, with a
| probability of one or two others being
| organized soon.
At special town-meeting Monday the
selectmen of Barton were instructed to
build four snow rollers for the winter
breaking of roads.
The Norwich Library association has
chosen j. e.. Simpson as president. The
report. of the trustees and treasurer show
the association to be in good condition.
1t is said that the prohibitionists of this
State intend to have each county organize
during the winter, so that the campaign
of 1SSS will be a warmer one than any
before.
Patents have been granted to David A
Gilbert of Murrisville for a buckle and 10
George II. Boorn of Bellows Falls, assign
or of one half to {. f.. Robertson, Rock
ingham, for device for cleaning the
shower pipes used in paper mills.
The twelfth district union Of the Good
Templars will be held with the Crysta
Lake Lodge in Barton saturday Ad4
dresses will be given by George II
Smalley, q. c. T., and Rev william
SChOHelu.
Henry Currier, a railroad workman a
White River Junction, is believed To have
been drowned Monday night. lie started
r across the Northern railroad bridge aOou
= . o clock and soon after his lantern wa
f found on the bridge but he has not beer
} seen since.
Mr.. William Kinsman, an employe a
: the Central Vermont machine shops a
1 Rutland, was found dead in bed Tuesda
J morning. Mr.. kinsman had been EN-
a ployed at the railroad shops for nearly 3
years.
= An Orleans county mau, while cuttln
= q maple tree found a stone AS large AS
u hens egg imbedded in the wood some
- feet from the ground. From the gram
OF the tree 1t is thought the stone had bee
there 30 or 10 years.
1t is planned to form a new town on
d ct parts of Newport and Derby. Takln
If the territory in district No. III Newpor
n with that in districts No. II and . T.
4 Derby il would make a town OF about @ou
II Inhabitants, having grand list OF aoou
100000.
+ Patents have been granted the follow
If ing Nermonters during the past week
II George H. Brown, Bellows Falls, deVlc
). Tor cleaning shower pipes in paper MUS
+ David A. Gilbert, NJ orrsVlile, ouchlt
sc Eli Tiffany. Bennington, spring Tor slhh
d RS of knitting machines.
81 Mr.. Monday claims to have discovered
le silver deposit on his farm IN West hu
/ land. He sent small lot TO New OK
l. he assayed and favorable report was rel
e, dered. with request TO forward l"rs'
~ quantity.
: A conyocation Of the Royal Arch chal
=, lrrs i'm Windsor and Windham countl'
~, comprising the fifth district was neId
W Bellows Falls Friday afternoon ana ever
% bag. NJ. f. John IL. Humphrey, u. -.
IL. p, presiding The Work Oh the sever
Capitular degrees was eAempllHeuboy u
IN officers of the different chapters repr
+. sented.